“A Girl Has Only One Thing On Her Mind”
A Review of Netflix’s Wednesday
Neatly-kept, long, black, braids are a staple of Wednesday Addams’ original character. Licensed as a promotional image.
Partially directed by Tim Burton, the comedic thriller Wednesday was released on Netflix on November 23, 2022. The chaotic mixture of comedy, horror and fantasy makes watching this show a monstrously good time, for the most part.
In Wednesday, the famous daughter of Morticia and Gomez Addams travels to a magical boarding school called Nevermore. Here, she rushes to solve the mystery of odd deaths around the supernatural school.
Within a week of release, Wednesday seized the title of ‘Most-Watched English- Language Netflix Show,’ topping hits like Stranger Things. Tim Burton is notorious for making gothic-type, witty, dark media like this. His other hit media include Beetlejuice, Big Fish and Edward Scissorhands.
Although the popularity of the show is increasing rapidly, many different opinions are circumnavigating the internet. Some critics, mainly in the goth community have seriously big opinions on how “emo culture” is portrayed.
The Owls’ resident goth girl, Jane Dunbar ‘22, has some strong opinions about the show, “I think she gives all emos a bad name,” says Dunbar. “I feel like all the emos are happy, and she’s not happy, which is messed up.” Wednesday Addams is not just snarky, she’s just plain mean.
Dunbar continues, “I don’t like it at all, I think Netflix is a company with a lot of money, and they still got that dog-looking CGI.” Wednesday’s CGI has been causing some criticism, websites like Game Rant, and Looper suggest that Wednesday’s CGI is its downfall.
Despite the criticism, Wednesday will be renewed for a second season, although the date of release is unknown, fans wait eagerly for the next season.
Juliana (Jules) Conners is a senior at Boulder High and the editor-in-chief of The Owl. Entering her third year with the paper, Jules is extremely tired and impatiently awaiting graduation. When not selling her soul to the College Board, Jules can be found playing basketball for Boulder High, or unenthusiastically working as a crew head for Boulder High’s Troupe 60. Jules is also a working woman and spends the majority of her time signing people up for gym memberships at the YMCA as well as being filmed while rolling burritos at your local Chipotle. Jules is notoriously horrible at math, however, Jules is particularly wise in the skill of grape tasting, and can unequivocally declare that green...